---
title: Avatar
description: An image element with a fallback for representing the user.
component: true
links:
  doc: https://www.radix-ui.com/docs/primitives/components/avatar
  api: https://www.radix-ui.com/docs/primitives/components/avatar#api-reference
---

<ComponentPreview
  name="avatar-demo"
  title="Avatar"
  description="An avatar with a fallback."
/>

## Installation

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<TabsList>
  <TabsTrigger value="cli">CLI</TabsTrigger>
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<TabsContent value="cli">

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add avatar
```

</TabsContent>

<TabsContent value="manual">

<Steps>

<Step>Install the following dependencies:</Step>

```bash
npm install @radix-ui/react-avatar
```

<Step>Copy and paste the following code into your project.</Step>

<ComponentSource name="avatar" title="components/ui/avatar.tsx" />

<Step>Update the import paths to match your project setup.</Step>

</Steps>

</TabsContent>

</CodeTabs>

## Usage

```tsx showLineNumbers
import { Avatar, AvatarFallback, AvatarImage } from "@/components/ui/avatar"
```

```tsx showLineNumbers
<Avatar>
  <AvatarImage src="https://github.com/shadcn.png" />
  <AvatarFallback>CN</AvatarFallback>
</Avatar>
```
